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Dell XPS 9530 vs Alienware x17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB) RGB Backlit Laptop Comparison

Dell XPS 9530 vs Alienware x17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB) RGB Backlit: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner
Dell XPS 9530 Laptop Image
CPUCore i9-13900GPUGeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Dell XPS 9530 Laptop (2023) | 15.6" 3456x2160 3.5k OLED | Core i9-13900H - 8TB SSD Hard Drive - 64GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 | 14 cores @ 5.4 GHz - 8GB GDDR6X Win 11 Pro Silver

Buy for $5,069.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 126 minutes ago

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Alienware x17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB) RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop Image
CPUCore i9-12900GPUGeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop (2023) 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 20-Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 16GB) Per-key RGB Backlit, Thunderbolt, Win 11 Home, Lunar Light

Buy for $3,917.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 145 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Dell XPS 9530 Laptop

Dell XPS 9530 Laptop Image
Dell XPS 9530 Laptop Image

2nd Variation

CPUCore i9-13900GPUGeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Dell XPS 9530 Laptop (2023) | 15.6" 3456x2160 3.5k OLED | Core i9-13900H - 8TB SSD Hard Drive - 64GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 | 14 cores @ 5.4 GHz - 8GB GDDR6X Win 11 Pro Silver

Buy for $5,069.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 126 minutes ago

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Alienware x17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB) RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop

Alienware x17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB) RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop Image
Alienware x17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB) RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop Image

CPUCore i9-12900GPUGeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop (2023) 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 20-Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 16GB) Per-key RGB Backlit, Thunderbolt, Win 11 Home, Lunar Light

Buy for $3,917.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 145 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Dell XPS 9530 outperforms the cheaper Alienware x17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB) RGB Backlit on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware x17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB) RGB Backlit is a better bang for your buck.

Advantages of Dell XPS 9530 Laptop

  • Performs up to 6% better in Dota 2 than Alienware x17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB) RGB Backlit - 209 vs 198 FPS

Advantages of Alienware x17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB) RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop

  • Up to 23% cheaper than Dell XPS 9530 - $3917.35 vs $5069.75
  • Up to 18% better value when playing Dota 2 than Dell XPS 9530 - $19.78 vs $24.26 per FPS
This is a free version of Dota 2.
Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking


FPS

209

100%

Value, $/FPS

$24.26/FPS

82%

Price, $

$5069.75

77%

FPS Winner

Dell XPS 9530 Laptop (2023) | 15.6" 3456x2160 3.5k OLED | Core i9-13900H - 8TB SSD Hard Drive - 64GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 | 14 cores @ 5.4 GHz - 8GB GDDR6X Win 11 Pro Silver

Buy for $5,069.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 126 minutes ago

Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop (2023) 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 20-Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 16GB) Per-key RGB Backlit, Thunderbolt, Win 11 Home, Lunar Light

Buy for $3,917.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 145 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison
Dell XPS 9530 Laptop Image

Dell XPS 9530 Laptop

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Alienware x17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB) RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop Image

Alienware x17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB) RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop

UnknownRelease DateUnknown
Core i9-13900CPUCore i9-12900
GeForce RTX 4070 MobileGPUGeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
64 GB
RAM32 GB
8 TB SSDStorage1 TB SSD
1920x1080Resolution1920x1080
60 HzRefresh Rate
480 Hz
15.6"Screen Size17.3"

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